René of Chalon

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16th-century person Prince of Orange military leader nobleman

René of Chalon was a 16th-century nobleman and military leader who became Prince of Orange and played a significant role in the politics of the Habsburg Netherlands.

Aliases (2)

Orange passed to René of Chalon ×1
René de Chalon ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16th-century person → Prince of Orange → military leader → nobleman →
alsoKnownAs	Renatus of Châlon → René de Chalon →
associatedWith	Habsburg Netherlands →
birthDate	1519-02-05 →
birthPlace	Breda → County of Breda → Habsburg Netherlands →
burialPlace	Breda → Grote Kerk, Breda →
child	Maria of Nassau NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship	Habsburg Netherlands →
deathDate	1544-07-15 →
deathPlace	Kingdom of France → Saint-Dizier NERFINISHED →
diedInBattle	true →
era	Renaissance →
familyName	of Chalon →
father	Henry III of Nassau-Breda →
givenName	René →
heldTitleFrom	Prince of Orange, 1530 →
languageOfUse	Dutch → French →
marriageDate	1540 →
memberOf	House of Nassau → House of Orange-Nassau →
militaryRank	captain-general →
mother	Claudia of Chalon →
nobleTitle	Count of Nassau-Breda → Prince of Orange → Stadtholder of Holland → Stadtholder of Utrecht → Stadtholder of Zeeland →
notableWork	Bequeathing his titles and possessions to William of Nassau →
participatedIn	Italian Wars → Siege of Saint-Dizier →
politicalRole	leading noble in the Habsburg Netherlands →
predecessor	Philibert of Chalon →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
servedMonarch	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor →
significantEvent	Appointed stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht in 1540 → Inherited the Principality of Orange from his uncle Philibert of Chalon in 1530 →
spouse	Anne of Lorraine →
successor	William the Silent →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
René of Chalon ("René de Chalon") →	alsoKnownAs
House of Chalon-Arlay ("Orange passed to René of Chalon") →	dynasticInheritance
House of Chalon-Arlay →	hasMember
Principality of Orange →	notableRuler